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Add to CompareGreenfield Montreux Quilted Maple/Spruce
One of but a few, this sparkling green Montreux Archtop from Michael Greenfield is the pinnacle of contemporary archtop construction. If Michael’s hands have touched it, you know the guitar is going to be a knock-out–and this one fits the bill nicely. With gorgeous Quilted Maple back and sides and a Spruce top finished to an emerald hue, this guitar exudes an aura of originality and excitement. Unplugged, the voice is silky and expressive, with trebles that are well-balanced. When the custom-wound Armstrong pickup employed, that voice powerful and absorbing with amplification. Now, as you may know, Greenfield’s archtops are hard to come by. They have a notoriety that is due only in part to the fact that Michael doesn’t build them very often, but does so to his exacting standards. As such, the craftsmanship on this instrument is stellar, from the voicing of the top to the adjustable bridge (which works by using different included shims to raise or lower the string height) and the all-Ebony hinged tailpiece. This one has fallen into our lap, but it won’t be there for long. This is Paul Hinton’s personal guitar, and was played by Joe Finn before him, who called it the “Green Iguana.”
Follow the link below to hear Paul’s arrangement of “Georgia On My Mind” and “Misty,” where you can see for yourself how a big-bodied archtop from Michael Greenfield can manage to sound huge and intimate at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjBbR84iO9M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kNkXKFTVbw
Follow the link below to hear Al Petteway’s take on this excellent instrument!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce, Maple - Quilted 
Add to Compare2006 Greenfield Changui Flamed Koa/Spruce
Welcome to Dream Guitars! Home of the loudest, most nuanced, most original guitars! But nothing quite compares to the 2006 Greenfield Changui we have in the store today. When renowned Canadian luthier Michael Greenfield struck up a conversation with one of the best jazz guitar players alive, Charlie Hunter, of course the lovechild of that conversation would be a seven (or eight, in Hunter’s case) string nylon guitar with highly flamed Koa back and sides and Spruce top. Enter: The Changui! As strange as its name may be, this is a guitar which loudly bucks all the trends and unquestionably changes your style the second you start to play it. Tuned from a high C to the ultra low F string, this guitar uses specialty nylon strings from the German string company Hannabach to achieve tones that range from warbling and loose lows to sharp, biting highs. The Changui is also a great showcase for Greenfield’s great attention to detail: observe that there are not one, but two bevels, one on the front lower bout and the other on the back upper bout (commonly known as a Laskin Relief) to handle this creature comfortably. Greenfield’s Spalted Beech and Paua rosette shines below those custom strings, and the Florentine cutaway has a graceful arc. The multiscale proportions are copyrighted by Novax (a detail requested in the original for Hunter), so that the monster low F string has the proper tension and intonation. When you do the math, you’ll see this is a rather dramatic multiscale: from 25” on the trebles to 29” on the low F. This guitar comes with a K&K pickup and Calton flight case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 28.75 in Nut Width 2.28 in String Spacing 2.8 in Woods Spruce, Koa - Flamed 
Add to Compare2006 Greenfield G1 Brazilian/Lutz
This is the kind of instrument that other guitars hope to grow up to be someday. Michael Greenfield’s work is jaw dropping, and our 2006 G1 is basically flawless. The back and sides are Brazilian Rosewood, richly figured and with a resounding sonority that fills the lower and middle registers with depth—and with a degree of separation that will have Travis-style pickers crying, their bass lines alive like never before. The hybrid Lutz Spruce top has a dynamic voice that projects with ease, and the arm bevel is both asthetically sharp and physically soothing to play with. Greenfield’s necks are superbly shaped, importing a warmth and confidence to the left hand that feels natural and graceful. All of this is to say, simply: this G1 is a masterpiece capable of anything. This guitar creates an enveloping blanket of sweet, warm music as easily as you breathe.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2007 Greenfield G1 Madagascar/Adirondack (Red)
Few builders on earth are as well known or sought after as Michael Greenfield. His instruments are of such calibre as to inspire some of the greatest acoustic guitar players of our era like Andy McKee, Pierre Bensusan, Tony McManus among a long list of incredible musicians. Michael’s remarkable instruments are known for their physical and tonal beauty as well as their roadworthiness and have been seen in the hands of performers the whole world round. This G1 has these qualities in spades and the pairing of gorgeous Madagascar Rosewood and Adirondack (Red) Spruce make for a guitar that not only responds strongly to a light touch, it sounds better and better the harder you drive it. With a brilliant, shimmering and versatile voice, this guitar is capable of handling any kind of fingerstyle playing you feel like throwing its way. The eye-catching Florentine Cutaway ensures facile reach to the upper register just as the extra wide saddle allows improved intonation and curvaceous Laskin Bevel ensures a snug, comfortable fit under the arm for the very best in playability. This is the kind of instrument that legends are made of.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.31 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar 
Add to CompareCustom Greenfield G1 Brazilian/Alpine
There’s a reason why legendary artists Andy McKee, Tony McManus, Pierre Bensusan and fingerstylists everywhere are going wild over Greenfield’s work: Michael is building some of the most responsive and tonally dynamic guitars out there. From fingerpicking to flatpicking this Greenfield G1 handles it with ease. All of Michae’ls skills are on display with this fully custom guitar. The fit and finish are perfect, but the tone is where the real magic is. The pairing of Brazilian Rosewood and Alpine Spruce enable trebles that are round and awe inspiring, with basses that are deep and dark, reminiscent of a grand piano. Playability is excellent, the neck is full and slightly larger than average, but fits so nicely in the hand you’ll be wondering why you’d play anything else. This G1 is one of a kind, it wont hang around long!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2012 Greenfield G3 Palo Escrito/Moonspruce
We originally custom ordered this amazing Michael Greenfield G3 model in Palo Escrito and Moonspruce. Palo Escrito is one of Michael’s favorite tonewoods and Moonspruce is simply spectacular, with clarity, power and beauty of tone. (See below for more on Moonspruce). This small body G3 employs a shorter 25″ scale, 13 fret neck and nice fingerstyle spacings making it a sublime fingerstyle guitar with trebles that most players only dream about. They are round and full and lucious and they make melodies sound majestic and lush. The premium woods and Greenfield’s special voicing also make this new guitar sound like it’s already mature and alive. Complete with an Armrest bevel and an Accord flight case. This is a lifetime guitar for a lucky player.
***Moonspruce is fine European Spruce that is harvested in a very old tradition used by violin makers such as Stradivarius for more than a Century. The wood is harvested when the sap flow is at it’s lowest and it is left to start drying in the forrest. It is denser and more moisture resistant that modern harvested spruce. Read more here, http://www.best-eurospruce.com/4.html.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Palo Escrito 
Add to Compare2005 Greenfield G1 Ziricote/Alpine
Here we have a minty Greenfield G1, which is Michael Greenfield’s OM body shape. This one is crafted from presentation grade Ziricote with dramatic figure and areas of sapwood offering some wonderful contrast The top is master grade Alpine Spruce and has an armrest BEVEL incorporated. The voice is all Greenfield with it’s majestic trebles that command attention and, thanks to the Ziricote/Alpine combination, have a wonderful shimmer on top. The balance and clarity that Michael is known for is here in spades as well. A gorgeous guitar by any standards but close your eyes and the beauty continues…
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Ziricote 
Add to Compare2002 Greenfield G2 Fan Fret Bubinga/Adirondack Red
Here’s a custom Greenfield built on Michael’s G2 body shape with a 28″-26″multiscale neck. This design makes for a powerful Greenfield guitar that excels at Low tunings. The body is crafted from premium Bubinga, African Rosewood with lovely figure and deep brown and orange hues and topped with master grade Adirondack Red Spruce. This is one powerful guitar with clarity and balance and it works wonderfully in low C tunings when strung heavily or strung lightly in DADGAD. This is a very unique Greenfield indeed.
Add to Compare2001 Greenfield G1 Ziricote/European
This is a unique opportunity for one of our customers to obtain one of the finest guitars being made at a wonderful price. After being built this guitar was damaged in transit and repaired by Michael Greenfield. The repairs are only visible on close inspection and the guitar is completely stable and has been since 2001 but the price is drastically reduced. This beautiful G-1 is built from Ziricote and European Spruce with a Cutaway. It has that magical Greenfield combination of clarity, power and sweet, sweet trebles. If you’ve been waiting for a Greenfield guitar at a great value, don’t hesitate on this one.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - European, Ziricote 
Add to Compare2001 Greenfield G4 Figured Koa/Cedar
Michael Greenfield’s G4 model is a manly guitar, a Jumbo with a 17″ lower bout designed for the player that wants power and big bass projection. This guitar is also surprisingly balanced and happy played fingerstyle or strummed. The body is gorgeous Koa and Red Cedar, a proven combination for clarity and warmth and there is plenty of headroom in this monster, don’t believe all you read about Cedar, it is a powerful wood in the right hands. This beauty also sports DUAL BEVELS, a side soundport and a K&K Trinity dual source pickup with the Quantum Trinity Blender included (a $500 pickup system). This one’s been played so here’s your chance for a wonderful Greenfield G4 in a player’s price range.
Add to Compare2005 Greenfield G1 Brazilian/Alpine
From Mike Greenfield: “This grand concert size guitar is extremely versatile and may be used for many different styles of music. This guitar is very quick to respond and sits comfortably in your lap. It has an incredibly focused sound. Evenly balanced with a tight responsive bass, transparent mids and clear, ringing highs. The G1 has the ability to reproduce complex chords with piano-like clarity, while articulating each individual note in fingerstyle patterns. While primarily a fingerstyle guitar, it is also superb for light strumming and acoustic jazz.” This particular G1 is sublime, crafted from old Brazilian Rosewood with a bit of dramatic sapwood on the back and sides. The Alpine top is master grade and adds to the definition and articulation within the rich voice. Michael Greenfield achieves wonderous trebles strings that are lyrical and weighty, an attribute that makes his guitars special.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2007 Greenfield G4 Fanfret Brazilian/Lutz
Michael Greenfield has been kind enough to extend his full warranty to the buyer of this like new 2007 multiscale G4! Michael’s G4 design is a force to be reckoned with and combines a 17″ body with DUAL BEVELS to make if extremely comfortable to hold. So you get one of the most versatile guitars around with a big, bold voice, but you also get comfort and ergonomics. This G4 is a multiscale instrument combining a 27″ bass scale with a short 25″ treble scale, a system we can tell you is perfect for low tunings and Standard and provides improved intonation. We’ve never seen a guitar so well suited for both Low C tunings and Standard Pitch, it’s amazing versatile. Martin Simpson and Tony McManus fans will love this guitar. The Brazilian Rosewood body is amazing, with dramatic grain and deep color, this is old growth, the good stuff. Michael says he may not make anymore Brazilian G4 models since they are so wide and hard to find premium wood for. Completing this guitar are a side soundport and a Honey Beige Calton lined with Gold….
SOLD Read moreScale Length 27 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareGreenfield G4 Cutaway Brazilian/Lutz Spruce Dual Bevels
This may well be the very last G-4 Michael Greenfield ever makes in Brazilian Rosewood. He’s having great difficulty finding high grade Brazilian wide enough for the 17″ bout of his G-4 design. So besides being an amazing Greenfield guitar this may also be a very rare one. The Brazilian here is outstanding, very even grain and color. The Lutz top is amazing, with abundant medullary silking that we’re sure is a big part of the sultry tone of this one. We added DUAL BEVELS, a ribrest bevel to match the armrest bevel, and fit it with a cutaway and a Calton Flight case. This is a guitar you’ll want to protect.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2004 Greenfield G1 Ziricote/Alpine
Many top builders have told me how much that admire and respect the work of Michael Greenfield. He is a true craftsman who has created his own voice and achieved a level of build quality that is second to none. It’s no wonder the list of players using Greenfield Guitars includes Keith Richards, Charlie Hunter and Pat Martino. We can tell you he has one of the sweetest top strings in the business. This beauty is crafted from dramatic Ziricote with sapwood and is a sheer delight to play.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Ziricote 
Add to Compare2010 Greenfield G1 African Blackwood/Lutz
If this 2010 Greenfield G1 asked you out to dinner, you’d probably have to say yes: it’s that smooth an operator. How could it be anything else? With African Blackwood for the back and sides, Lutz Spruce for the top, and an insanely slinky setup and C neck profile, this G1 is dripping richness from all angles. The silky trebles stretch suspended over a bed of velvety bass notes and an ember-hot middle register; played softly, this G1 purrs–add an aggressive attack to the mix and she howls.
Michael jazzed it up with many of his finest ammenities, from the Laskin-style arm bevel and Florentine Cutaway to the magnetic truss rod cover and Spalted-Maple-and-Abalone rosette. Honest Abe: all styles and genres sound fabulous on this Greenfield, from flatpicked fiddle tunes in DADGAD to percussive fingerstyle in CGCGAD or singer-songwriter accompaniment. Each time, the result is mesmerizing, the sustain prolonged and the bass thunderous. Pick up this guitar, play a chord, and you could very well wake up hours later without realizing any time had passed at all. Michael Greenfield, you’ve outdone yourself!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.31 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Blackwood - African
While playing music professionally in the 1970s, I began setting up and repairing electric guitars. By the 1990s, this evolved into a career repairing and restoring vintage and antique guitars. Having had the opportunity to examine so many of those iconic pre-war and early 20th century instruments was an invaluable education. I was able to examine, measure, play and HEAR those wonderful guitars!! It also pointed out the issues that typically need service down the road, which I attempt to engineer out of my own instruments. Maintaining the guitars of so many musicians nurtured my understanding of how to address the needs of players with varied repertoire, styles and musical needs. I bring all of this to my craft and my current work. My goal is that you are not just satisfied but THRILLED with your new guitar.